Barcelona agree personal terms with Ruben Neves, Xavi's stance explained (reliability: 5 stars)

Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves has already agreed personal terms with Barcelona over a summer move, reveals Fabrizio Romano.

The Portuguese midfielder will now wait to see the final decision that Barca make on whether to sign him or not.

Neves is considered as a potential replacement for Sergio Busquets but isn’t exactly the player Xavi wants.

The Barca gaffer wants a full-fledged defensive midfielder like Martin Zubimendi – who is someone the club can’t afford in the summer.

With that being said, Romano has confirmed that the proposed Ansu Fati-Neves swap deal will not happen in the summer.

Neves is now set to wait for Barca, who are also eager to sign Man City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan to improve their squad next season.